This is a project started a few days ago, which is based off of an idea I had while taking the original photograph. The photograph was edited to give a night time appearance and then I drew all the light networks on in Mypaint, with a small amount of further editing in GIMP.
Alien Mountain
Nikon D40 - 5/19/2012 - f-6.3 - 1/1250 - ISO 200 - 82mm eqv.
This image has been cropped. This was a hard shot to get with manual and auto focus, I finally got the focus to work before it flew away again.
White Lined Sphinx Moth
Cannon PowerShot A540 - 9/16/2012 - f-3.2 - 1/800 sec - ISO Unknown - Unknown focal length - 9 exposures.
This is a edited version of the panorama posted at the beginning of November 2012 titled 'Reflecting on Fall'. The edit was designed to increase the contrast, especially in the sky. I also boosted the colors in the trees so that the print would turn out better, as a really dark fall colors picture is not that interesting in print.
Edited panorama.
Nikon D40 - 9/30/2012 - f-8 - 1/500 sec - ISO 280 - Individual photos at 82mm eqv. - 6 exposures
This panorama was taken near Ironwood MI. The colors were very close to peak while I was in the area, which afforded a number of brilliantly colored images. This particular image was one of the more stunning, as most of the other ones were using techniques which i hadn't used before.
This image was stitched using Hugin, and the colors were balanced using GIMP. The color balancing was achieved using layers balanced for specific colors and areas of the photo, which afforded exceptional local contrast as well as having vibrant color. I will be releasing a tutorial on the technique in the near future.
A panorama of a fall hillside with brilliant trees covering it.
Nikon D40 - 9/5/2010 - f-5.6 - 1/320 sec - ISO 200 - 82mm eqv.
This is one of my favorite photo edits in the lo/no color styles, because of the crispness of the image, and the clarity.
Hydrangea bloom with water drops on it.
Nikon D40 - 5/9/2012 - f-5.6 - 1/500 sec - ISO 200 - 82mm eqv.
A brilliant flower captured at a Treefrogs Greenhouse in Chetek WI. All of the images on their website are by myself, as is the website itself. This is one of the better flower shots I have to date, and the colors are almost the same as they came straight from the camera.
Dahlia in full bloom.
Nikon D40 - 8/16/2011 - f-5.6 - 1/125 sec - ISO 560 - 82mm eqv.
A rather impressive bank of clouds lit by a setting sun. This was a fairly powerful storm, but a very small and fast moving one.
Clouds lit by a setting sun.
Nikon D40 - 2/14/2012 - f-5 - 1/400 sec - ISO 800 - 51mm eqv.
This image was taken on a beach during sunset, giving the rocks the beautiful glowing colors. The sun had heated the rocks slightly, melting the ice away from them and giving the silvery effect of the ice.
Rocks and ice lit by a late afternoon sun.
Nikon D40 - 12/16/2011 - f-20 - 10 sec - ISO 200 - 27mm eqv.
This is a long exposure of one waterfall in Amnicon Falls State Park WI. This was in the evening, which allowed a higher shutter speed. The waterfall was still in the process on freezing, thus the cakes of ice under the falls (mostly blurred, with a few clear ones along the left side).
A long exposure of a partly frozen waterfall.
Cannon PowerShot A540 - 9/16/2012 - f-3.2 - 1/800 sec - ISO Unknown - Unknown focal length - 9 exposures.
This is a panorama stitched out of 9 photos using Hugin. The colors were white balanced afterward in GIMP. I really like the crisp reflections, and the clouds in the western sky(to the left of the picture).
Afternoon sky over a lake.